NEW LOGO...Kind of

Most of my songs are now on youtube so please check them out if you haven’t.

http://www.youtube.com/danielmehta1

Just putting the finishing touches on the music score of my Client’s short film which will be premiering in LA in two weeks. I can’t wait because it’s my first film score. I have some other awesome music in the works too that are going to be in some amazing videos so please stay tuned. Also I redid my logo. I’m obsessed with the FUTURA typeface because of Wes Anderson Films. Tell me what you think?

Thanks for listening!

DRUMS ARE FUN II

PART II

Drums are my favorite instrument to play. I love trying to play the craziest stuff I can think of. I’ve been playing drums since 2000 and I’m just as enthused about it now from when I first picked up a pair of sticks. I decided to start posting my drum videos for fun because DRUMS ARE FUN! and I always believe that you should do what you love. I hope you like it.

I’m playing

DW Drums
6 X 12 Tom
12 X 14 Floor Tom
20 X 22 Bass Drum

Chad Smith Signature Snare 5 X 14

Zildjian Cymbals
K Custom 20” Dark Ride
K Custom 14” Dark Hi Hats
K Custom 18” Dark Crash
A Custom 19” Crash

DRUMS ARE FUN

Drums are my favorite instrument to play. I love trying to play the craziest stuff I can think of. I've been playing drums since 2000 and I'm just as enthused about it now from when I first picked up a pair of sticks. I decided to start posting my drum videos for fun because DRUMS ARE FUN! and I always believe that you should do what you love. I hope you like it and there's tons of more footage to come. The video you see here is actually a 10 min. clip of just pure rhythm and off beat madness that I edited to less than 2 min. More videos are coming soon.

I'm playing

DW Drums
6 X 12 Tom
12 X 14 Floor Tom
20 X 22 Bass Drum

Chad Smith Signature Snare 5 X 14

Zildjian Cymbals
K Custom 20" Dark Ride
K Custom 14" Dark Hi Hats
K Custom 18" Dark Crash
A Custom 19" Crash

Friends

Friends from Dan Mehta on Vimeo.

Cast
David Espana
Julian Garcia

Lighting

Esteban Espana

Directed and Edited by
Dan Mehta

I've always had a big passion for film making and have loved making little home movies. Most work I do in film and entertainment is in scores and songs but I've always liked directing and editing and thought I should make some shorts for fun. My stuff may not look professional but I love doing it. I've never taken a class in film but I figure the best way to learn how to tell a story through films is to just make them. If you don't like my stuff, it's okay, I'm very open to criticism and hope to get feedback from all of you.

"Friends" is a short film about two friends hanging out, shooting the shit, catching up on their relationships, old love, without getting to emotional and deep. All the dialog was mainly improv, with a few notes here and there and was done in one shot. Then I shot B roll stuff to add around the dialog. All the dialog you hear is done in that one take though. Yes, you can notice a lot of continuity but that’s part of learning. Next film hopefully there will be less continuity. I look forward to your comments.

-Dan Mehta

Hiking and composing

I usually write all my music now either at home or in the studio but sometimes I like to get out of my comfort zone and just bring my guitar to places and jam. I recently went hiking with my best friend and brought my guitar. It’s easy to be cooped up inside all day but I’m always inspired when I’m outdoors. You sometimes forget how beautiful nature can be. Here’s some footage of the hike and in the studio for fun.